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MANY YET TOAPPEAR IN COURTFOR SENTENCESAlleged Liquor Violators of Oxnard Are Assessed $5500So Far.RAID IS NOT YET OVER.tPractically All Those SeizedPlead Guilty Before JudgeDimmick.Over $ir.oou has been assesed infines as a result of the count v wideftcleanup, it was learned late this aft-} t i noon from Judge Malvern Dim-miek of Ventura, in whoso court, the cases are being prosecuted. With more than one third of the Oxnardpersons vet to come up in court, violators tt this section have been finedjr.fiuo. Tin* fines range from $2.riU to 'Jan on each count, and all thecharges are for tin* sale, transporta* tion or possession of liquor. Some of the tines have already been paid, some have been suspended by the court, where the case warrants, and some of the violators have already started to serve out their sentences atithe rate of a dav for everv dollar, or,. . jin '(tint* rases two or tlir*»e dollar* *lt; \n;ml and Wntnra rountv nmv not» ftbe absolutely drv todav but it isquite certain that it is not far fromit, tollow ing the extensive cleanup ofthe past few days jWith the exception of three arrests’made in Ventura Saturday, the roundup tatted in Oxnard late Tuesday’morning under the direction of Deputy Sherifl f'tmries Piemenls In Santa Paula, Deputy Sheriff Kd Hearue uorkim with the (Men Citv chief ofpolice, Lee Sheppard, and two deputies arrested Jim Hainhridge, Jimmieiliunstro, Manuel Delgad«), Ramon Ro-derig.ue/., Rudolph Villa. Ysidro Obi-charged with sale; Manuel Pkawas attested at Fillmore hv Deputy Sheriff Kd Hearne, charged with sale.Shots Fired.. When Jimmie Hinestro was alleged W he making ,i delivery Chief of Po-!lice Lee Sheppard and Deputy Slier-ill Hearne mrprised him and despiteofficer rails to halt speeded acrossthe grounds and down the alley westftof the school. Officers shot into theair, Night Patrolman Luther .Williamshearing the hots opened Ids arms to (catch the fleeing thief.One of the methods used to obtainevidence against the bootleggers was the operation ol a garage and oil station at Huenemo. The sheriff ar*ranged to have the detectives come inand operate it and the garage in connection, r♦ lit ftee. So clovcrely wasflic ruse carried out that the sheriffand deputy were forced once to raidthe station tlt;» verify the suspicions of other garage men and Hueneme i residents who began to notice the type j'of customers. 'The men were brought before Justice of the Peace (!. \ Robinson butevidence sufficient to convict bad not 1 been obtained bv tin* sheriff.In the case of one woman a unique system was discovered. Although many men iiad purchased liquor inher hoarding house, few if miv couldr T •swear to having purchased of her. The svsfem was for the customer tostand outside a curtained doorwavThe moticv was handed through thedoor and presently a woman's hand appeared from behind the curtain holding, the liquor. Rather than face the sale charge, however, tin* womanpleaded guilty to a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor and this morning Judge Malvern Dimmick fined her $250 and when she failed topay, sent iter to jail for X4 days.Many of of the alleged violators have not yet come before the court. Those that have and their sentences are as follows:oxna'rdPete (Suproi Rivers.Juan (luterrez, $300 each on twocounts.Boh Stone.Adolf Bailasteros, $300 each on two charges.Lorenz Martinez, preliminary hearing set for May 3.Lucy (Sevario) Leseero.wLucy Hicks, bail set at $3000 preliminary hearing tomorrow.Rubin Daves.Mary Ilrova, $2f»0 each on three charges.Fred Moraga.Burt Pole. $300 each on two charges.W. J. King. “Kansas”, $300. jPete Hernandez, $300 on one count. Mrs. Stella Allhouse.Winifred Maurice, $250 on onecount.m Irene Bustamente (Bowman) $400or 200 days, not paid.B. Bustamente $1400 or 1400 days, not paid.Hazel Williams. $300 on one count;Dnnfoitno glKtlDBilpfl
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Oxnard Daily Courier
Oxnard, California, US
Thu, Apr 26, 1928
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